The phenomenon of claimed memories of previous lives: Possible interpretations and importance

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 652-659

  Stevenson, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD; DEATH; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LIFE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PARENT; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REVIEW; SKIN HEMANGIOMA; TEMPERAMENT; THOUGHT DISORDER;

EID: 0034066950     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0920     Document Type: Article

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